The Internal Revenue Service today announced a nationwide expansion of the program designed to help law enforcement obtain tax return data vital to their local efforts in investigating and prosecuting specific cases of identity theft.

More than 1,560 waiver requests have been received since the Law Enforcement Assistance Program’s inception from over 100 state and local law enforcement agencies in the nine states participating in the pilot. The expansion covers all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and will be effective Friday, March 29, 2013.

“The results of the pilot illustrate that this works as an innovative tool for law enforcement to help pursue tough identity theft situations,” said IRS Acting Commissioner Steven T. Miller. “This program is an effective way for law enforcement to work with the IRS to pursue identity thieves and protect taxpayers.

The largest youth archery competition in Alabama, the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championship, will be held Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl located at 220 Hall St., Montgomery, Ala., 36104.  Individual groups will begin shooting at 8:30, 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. The media and public are invited.

This is the first time the NASP Alabama State Championship will be held in Montgomery.

The Huntingdon baseball team got off to a slow start on Tuesday but bounced back for an 11-6 win over Millsaps at Posey Field.
 
The Hawks (17-9) gave up three runs in the first inning before rallying and taking the lead with a six-run third inning. Leading 8-6 in the seventh, Huntingdon opened the game up with one run in the seventh and two runs in the eighth.
 
Huntingdon finished with a season-high 18 hits as five Hawks combined for 15 hits, seven RBIs and seven runs.
 
Keegan Lambeth was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs and Grant Brown was 3-for-5 with two runs. Caleb Astin had a game-high four hits, drove in one run and scored one run.